Emedinews:Insights on Medicolegal Issues:Contravention of PNDT Act may lead to Imprisonment up to 3 years

• The name of the registered medical practitioner who has been convicted by the court under sub–section (1), shall be reported by the Appropriate Authority to the respective State Medical Council for taking necessary action including the removal of his name from the register of the Council for a period of two years for the first offence and permanently for the subsequent offence.
• Any person who seeks the aid of a genetic counseling center or genetic laboratory or genetic clinic or of a medical geneticist, medical gynecologist or registered medical practitioner for conducting prenatal diagnostic techniques on any pregnant woman (including the woman unless she was compelled to undergo such diagnostic technique) for purposes other than those specified in clause(2) of section 4, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 years and with a fine which may extend up to ten thousand rupees and on any subsequent conviction with imprisonment which may extend to five years and with fine which may extend up to fifty thousand rupees.

Emedinews:Insighst on Medicolegal Issues:Contravention of PNDT Act may lead to Imprisonment up to 3 years

• The name of the registered medical practitioner who has been convicted by the court under sub–section (1), shall be reported by the Appropriate Authority to the respective State Medical Council for taking necessary action including the removal of his name from the register of the Council for a period of two years for the first offence and permanently for the subsequent offence.
• Any person who seeks the aid of a genetic counseling center or genetic laboratory or genetic clinic or of a medical geneticist, medical gynecologist or registered medical practitioner for conducting pre–natal diagnostic techniques on any pregnant woman (including the woman unless she was compelled to undergo such diagnostic technique) for purposes other than those specified in clause(2) of section 4, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 years and with a fine which may extend up to ten thousand rupees and on any subsequent conviction with imprisonment which may extend to five years and with fine which may extend up to fifty thousand rupees.

Emedinews:Insights on Medicolegal Issues:Prohibition of advertisement relating to pre–natal determination of sex and punishment for contravention

• No person, organization, genetic counseling center or genetic laboratory or genetic clinic shall issue or cause to be issued any advertisement in any manner regarding facilities of the pre–natal determination of sex available at such center, laboratory, clinic or any other place.
• No person or organization shall publish or caused to be published any advertisement in any manner regarding facilities of the pre–natal determination of sex available at such genetic counseling center, genetic laboratory, genetic clinic or any other place.
• Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub–section (1) or sub–section (2) shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees.
• For the purpose of this section, "advertisement" includes any notice, circular, label, wrapper or other document and also includes any visible representations made by means of light, sound, smoke or gas.